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R. Kiefer: Gun regulations do not infringe on rights

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02/21/2013 01:00:00 AM MST

The gun lobby, National Rifle Association, and Wayne LaPierre in particular have said that any gun regulations infringe upon Americans' freedom of choice. What vile, contemptuous, insulting dribble! How is this situation different from drivers refusing to obey any traffic regulations because those regulations infringe upon their personal freedom, even if that caused - or allowed to happen - thousands of extra deaths every year?

Their asinine statement makes Archie Bunker sound like a genius, and all gun-owners sound like traitors to their nation, who want to murder their countrymen, including first-graders. The saddest part is that even though our legislators - some of whom who can walk and chew gum at the same time - know that this gun lobby crapola makes no sense, but they cannot pass up the financial support that they get from the gun and ammo makers and their peddlers.

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